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2026 DAILYLAW 12806 (ALL)

SONVEER SINGH AND 2 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NA528/41757/2025 · 2026-10-06

Saurabh Srivastava

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 41757 of 2025 Along with : 1. Application U/s 528 Bnss No. 2500 of 2026: Smt Priyanka @ Neera and 4 others Versus State of U.P. and another Court No. - 76 HON'BLE SAURABH SRIVASTAVA, J. 1. On the request of learned counsel for the parties, both the connected matters are being taken up out of turn considering the urgency. Heard learned counsel for parties in both the matters. 2. In the above-mentioned applications following prayers have been made :- (i) To quash the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.4407 of 2025 (State vs. Sonveer and Others) arising out of Case Crime no.271 of 2024, under Sections 498A, 323, 504 IPC and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Jamunapar, District- Mathura, pending before learned court of Additional Civil Judge (SD) Room No.3/Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 3, Mathura, including charge-sheet dated 27.11.2024 and cognizance/summoning order dated 01.02.2025. (ii) To quash the impugned summoning order dated 02.12.2024 passed by learned Additional Civil Judge (SD)/Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, Mathura in Complaint Case No.61702 of 2024 (Sonveer Singh vs. Smt. Priyanka and Others) under sections 406, 452, 323, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Jamunapar, District Mathura, including the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Brijesh Kumar Rai, Rajesh Kumar Pal, Vijai Kumar Rai Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Brijesh Kumar Rai, G.A., Vijai Kumar Rai Sonveer Singh and 2 others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and another .....Opposite Party(s) entire proceedings of above-mentioned complaint case. 3. Learned counsel for the parties submits that vide order dated 29.10.2025 passed by co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Application u/s 528 BNSS No.41757 of 2025, the matter was referred to Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court and vide order dated 23.02.2026 passed in Application u/s 528 BNSS No.2500 of 2026, both the matters have been connected, in which by the efforts of mediators, the mediation has been successful and it has been stipulated by the parties that they will withdraw all the pending cases filed against each other including the case connected with the instant petition and all the disputes have been settled in terms of the agreement. 4. It is also stipulated that the case filed by either parties against each other, shall be deemed to have been decided in the light of present settlement. The parties are not having any further claims or demands against each other and all the disputes and differences in this regard, have been amicably settled by the parties. 5. Highlighting the report of Mediation Centre which has been placed on record, it is submitted that proceedings of the instant case pending before learned concerned court, shall also be quashed. 6. Learned counsel for opposite parties did not dispute the fact that mediation has been successful. 7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having perused the record, it is evident that with regard to the above mentioned cases pending before learned court concerned in shape of Criminal Case No.4407 of 2025 (State vs. Sonveer and Others) arising out of Case Crime no.271 of 2024 as well as Complaint Case No.61702 of 2024 (Sonveer Singh vs. Smt. Priyanka and Others), both the applications were moved by the applicants. However, the matter was referred to Mediation and Conciliation Centre of this Court and the efforts of the mediator has resulted in amicable settlement between the parties. A settlement has been placed before this Court by the Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Allahabad High Court (appended to the order sheet) wherein the terms and conditions of the settlement has been enumerated and it is categorically stated that the parties have settled the dispute and they do not want to prosecute each other and thus the prayer made by learned counsel for the applicants to quash the proceedings pending before learned court concerned is liable to be accepted by this Court. NA528 No. 41757 of 2025 2 8. Since the mediation has been successful and report has been sent along with original settlement executed between the parties, thus in view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab reported in (2012)10 SCC 303, Shiji and others Vs. Radhika and others Manu/ SC/1341/2011, Manoj Sharma Vs. State of U.P. (2008)16 SCC1, the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.4407 of 2025 (State vs. Sonveer and Others) arising out of Case Crime no.271 of 2024, under Sections 498A, 323, 504 IPC and Sections 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, P.S. Jamunapar, District- Mathura, pending before learned court of Additional Civil Judge (SD) Room No.3/Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 3, Mathura, including charge-sheet dated 27.11.2024 and cognizance/summoning order dated 01.02.2025 as well as the impugned summoning order dated 02.12.2024 passed by learned Additional Civil Judge (SD)/Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No.1, Mathura in Complaint Case No.61702 of 2024 (Sonveer Singh vs. Smt. Priyanka and Others) under sections 406, 452, 323, 504, 506 IPC, P.S. Jamunapar, District Mathura, including the entire proceedings of above-mentioned complaint case, are hereby quashed and set aside, in respect of applicants in both the above connected applications. 9. The settlement report of the Medication and Conciliation Centre shall be part and parcel of this order. 10. Accordingly, both the connected applications filed at the behest of applicants under Section 528 BNSS is finally disposed of. October 7, 2026 Saif NA528 No. 41757 of 2025 3 (Saurabh Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHAIKH SAIF ABDIN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad